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1. Clutch Fluid Pipe (score: 1): Author: Tustin <tustin@xmission.com>; Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1998 11:52:45 -0600; Does anybody know what the purpose of the spirals are for in the master cylinder-to-slave cylinder pipe? And, are they important? My '67 had three spirals in it, while I looked in my friend's '70, wh; /html/spitfires/1998-09/msg00148.html (7,222 bytes)
2. Re: Clutch Fluid Pipe (score: 1): Author: Barry Schwartz <bschwart@pacbell.net>; Date: Tue, 08 Sep 1998 10:57:42 -0700; ** Yep they are in there for a very good reason. These coils (about 1-1/2 or 2 inches in dia) are there for stress relief. Since there is no flexible hose, and the engine/tranny move with vibration,; /html/spitfires/1998-09/msg00149.html (8,299 bytes)
3. Re: Clutch Fluid Pipe (score: 1): Author: Dave Simpson <dsimpson@ds2.ncweb.com>; Date: Tue, 08 Sep 1998 14:10:21 -0400; To: List The spirals are to absorb shock, to keep the tube from being "work hardened" FWIW Dave Simpson; /html/spitfires/1998-09/msg00150.html (7,495 bytes)
4. Re: Clutch Fluid Pipe (score: 1): Author: "Moorse,Jeffrey" <jeff.moorse@ABBOTT.COM>; Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1998 13:21:20 -0500; The coils are there to give some flexibility to the tubing. The engine= relative to the master cylinder and without enough "give" the tubing w= ill eventually break. You might not have a problem soon; /html/spitfires/1998-09/msg00151.html (7,699 bytes)
5. Re: Clutch Fluid Pipe (score: 1): Author: robert.perciaccante@pharma.Novartis.com; Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1998 14:22:24 -0400; I would imagine that the spirals in the clutch fluid line are to allow the motor and trans to rock on their mounts without pulling on the clutch lines. Without the spirals, or some way to deal with t; /html/spitfires/1998-09/msg00152.html (7,908 bytes)
6. Re: Clutch Fluid Pipe (score: 1): Author: Jerry <lensman@erols.com>; Date: Wed, 09 Sep 1998 00:12:20 -0400; I'll take a shot at this one. I believe there spirals serve two purposes. 1) To absorb engine movement so as not to disturb the fitting at the MC thus causes leaks. 2) To establish proper pressure fo; /html/spitfires/1998-09/msg00167.html (7,770 bytes)
7. Re: Clutch Fluid Pipe (score: 1): Author: Jerry <lensman@erols.com>; Date: Wed, 09 Sep 1998 19:57:16 -0400; No, I don't. The problem here is that the fitting is totally butchered. I'm having a tough time getting locking pliers (vice grips) to hold onto it. I don't want to screw the MC up in process. I thin; /html/spitfires/1998-09/msg00185.html (7,972 bytes)

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